Comments on: Build a Bamboo and Earth House http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: JJReyes http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-244010 JJReyes Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:49:11 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-244010 There are non-toxic ways to treat bamboo against termites, dry rot and fungi. Burgas Bamboo Institute and Bamboo Living are two examples who use non-toxic treated bamboo for building homes.

Websites like this one have been helpful for my research. My plans include converting a 100+ acre tropical fruit farm from conventional to organic and to start an eco-village using bamboo as the primary material. The location is approximately 75 kilometers from the Manila International Airport in the Philippines. The eco-village will house international retirees who are vegans and vegetarians, and those who advocate the consumption of organic foods.

]]> By: Charles Heinold http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-166723 Charles Heinold Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:56:44 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-166723 We have a mission in Haiti and are looking at different ways to build homes that will be stronger and cheaper. I would be very interested in more information on your designs. Let me know the cost.
Thank you

]]> By: Carrie Adlington http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-154118 Carrie Adlington Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:32:36 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-154118 Can any sort of bamboo be used? At the place I'm staying at in NZ we have Bamboo growing easily as tall as a two storey house with stalks up to about 4-5 inches in diameter but no one seems to know what variety it is.

]]> By: Philip http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-137132 Philip Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:45:21 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-137132 Ive got a bit of a silly question.. Are u able to go into a forest nd cut down bamboo to build a house or is it against the law?. Cause originaly was lookin into log building nd its illegal nd i cant find a suppliers in bamboo house.

]]> By: De Groote http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-127313 De Groote Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:50:58 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-127313 great to know

]]> By: How to Build a Bamboo and Earth House | Rainharvest.co.za http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-53965 How to Build a Bamboo and Earth House | Rainharvest.co.za Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:35:15 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-53965 [...] buildings are healthier for the people who live in them and healthier for the planet.Source: Home Design FindIn South Africa, bamboo grows so quickly and profusely that it can become a pest.  Many South [...]

]]> By: Thomas http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-42556 Thomas Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:34:28 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-42556 you should treat bamboo with a borax -boric acid solution. A method to do this: "boucherie method". Other options are: arsenic pentoxide, copper sulphate, acetic acid, inc chloride, sodium dichromate and for fire prevention ammonium phosphate oder sodium silicate.

]]> By: Timber http://www.homedesignfind.com/diy/build-a-bamboo-and-earth-house/#comment-40193 Timber Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:04:21 +0000 http://www.homedesignfind.com/?p=6535#comment-40193 Question.
Do you treat the bamboo with anything to deter termites and other bamboo eating insects?

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